R&B star Chris Brown has confessed he lost his virginity when he was only eight years old.

The Kiss Kiss hitmaker, who is now aged 24, tells Britain's The Guardian newspaper he was an early bloomer growing up in rural Virginia.

He explains, "It's different in the country. By that point, we were already kind of like hot to trot, you know what I'm saying? Like, girls, we weren't afraid to talk to them; I wasn't afraid. So, at eight, being able to do it (have sex), it kind of preps you for the long run, so you can be a beast at it. You can be the best at it."

Brown refused to say how many women he has bedded, but went on to compare himself to Purple Rain hitmaker Prince.

He added, "You know how Prince had a lot of girls back in the day? Prince was, like, the guy. I'm just that, today. But most women won't have any complaints if they've been with me. They can't really complain. It's all good."